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3737 India Street

thai fast casual food. Great for grabbing a bite before heading back to the airport. Gas across the street if you need to fill up your rental car.

Solano Beach, Del Mar

Fidel's in Solano Beach for sit down (great value, too!) Not too far from racetrack.

For Fast food Mexican: Roberto's in Del Mar

La Jolla

The Hyatt Regency La Jolla has the best gym I have ever seen at a hotel. It's a free-standing Sporting Club, with its own membership, and hotel guests are given full access for $12/day (or $24 for 3 days). It's totally worth it, especially if you're consistently disappointed with the poor quality of most hotel gyms. There's a even a healthy cafe (serving fresh sandwiches, steamed eggs, beautiful veggies, smoothies and coffee) on the 2nd floor! Staff are EXTREMELY sweet and helpful (and great looking, too!)

3964 Harney St.

great sushi, try tuna sashimi and ahi poke salad, it's so delicious. they usually have a dj there, so it has kind of a club atmosphere, probably not the best place for a business meeting as it can be kind of noisy. audience is the hipsters, the rich and the famous or the wannabes, always fun to watch the crowd :-)

Del Mar

You should check out 'Jake's Del Mar' which is to me the quintessential California experience. Located at beach in Del Mar, it serves great seafood (even in European cuisine standards, really!) and it's really on the beach. I've taken many business guests and friends there and everybody has always been extremely satisfied. Valet parking costs almost nothing. Reservation recommended, but 30min waiting time was not that unpleasant.

3 Horton Plaza

Tucked at the back of the Plaza, the Beach City Market does an awesome egg plate and sandwiches (added gherkins though :S). The tables outside attract thrushes who sit on the chairs and will take bread from your palm. An amazing sight!

Very nice hotel!

Good food, slow service.

Hillcrest

Ok this is the best place to have fun and get a great food for inexpensive. The drinks are strong and food is alot. This is an outdoor patio restaurant and has a dance bar attached to it. The staff is very very helpful with what to see and go in the city. Go visit Mo's in Hillcrest. They have breakfast, lunch, dinner and a full bar all the time. Opens at 9am.

Seaport Village

Are you headed to San Diego during 4th of July? The USS Midway offers an excellent vantage point for the "Big Bay" Fireworks.